Isognathus caricae

Isognathus caricae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Isognathus
Species:	I. caricae
Binomial name
	Isognathus caricae; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Sphinx caricae Linnaeus, 1758; Sphinx cacus Cramer, 1775;

Isognathus caricae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.^[2]

Description

It is similar to Acherontia species and other Isognathus species, from which it can be distinguished by the dark marginal band of the hindwing upperside, which is replaced by a series of black streaks along the veins.

Dorsal
△ Ventral
Dorsal
△ Ventral

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus obovatus, Allamanda cathartica and Allamanda schottii. They have long tails and are very colourful, suggesting they are unpalatable to birds.

Subspecies

Isognathus caricae caricae (Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil)
Isognathus caricae rainermarxi Eitschberger, 1999 (Peru)

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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